Diets & Vitamins

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hi guys!! Gosh, now I bootup my puter and I have 15 to 20 messages!!! How

we've grown! First, regarding liquid diets: please keep in mind I did

jello, broth and hot tea for 4 days...period. Then on to soft proteins

such as cottage cheese, mashed potatos, etc. My doctor has a 100% success

rate thus far, with only one band slippage due to food poisoning during the

patient's second week post-op...not the doc's fault. I've lost 46 lbs.

since 5/19/98. Second, regarding vitamins: take them, take them, take

them. Our body does not " store " vitamins, just fat. Just like it doesn't

store muscle, you use it or lose it.

My doc says a good multivitamin every single day unless you get

constipated, then cut back to every other day or whatever your body

requires. As far as the food pyramid, eat sensibly, always consuming your

proteins first, then leafy green and other veggies, then liquids, then if

there's still room eat those blasted carbs we all crave so badly. For

eating out, ask for the children's plate. You're not asking for something

for nothing, like they'll treat you. You are merely asking for a much

smaller meal than normal, you have that right. I've been using this since

May (4 months) " I'd like just the child's meal please, I've just had

abdominal surgery and can't eat like I used to " . Once I had to tell a

manager, " look, I just had my guts cut into and I can't eat like a horse

right now " . I've never been refused. If I were, I'd tell them, if I can't

have the child's plate, I'll eat elsewhere, and I definately would.

Got to run.

Success=Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst. Debi